Lough Boora Parklands

Tumduff Mór is one of three wetland areas located within the larger site known as Lough Boora. Tumduff Mór is a 120-hectare site with excellent views of the Slieve Bloom Mountains. The area had been naturally recolonising for a number of years and in 1997 a wetland of approximately 40 hectares was developed. Since that date, the site has rapidly become naturalised and now attracts a wide variety of water birds.

Bird watching site

Tumduff Mór is a good bird watching site. The bird hide located to the north, on an area of high ground, provides an excellent vantage point from which to observe the many visiting and resident water birds.

For the more active enthusiast the hide can be accessed by taking the Tumduff walk, which begins opposite Loch an Dochais. This walk, with its pleasant and varying scenery, is approximately 1.5 km and is an ideal way to access the site.

At the entrance to Tumduff you may notice the airfield of the model aeroplane club. A local club, it makes for an interesting spectacle - on Sunday afternoons, weather permitting.

Tumduff Mór is accessed by following the Cycle Path Road south past the thatched bird hide and taking the next access road on the left (turning east). After approximately one mile, a right turn (eastwards) before the railway track will lead you to the Tumduff Mór bird hide. It is not advisable to take cars right up to the bird hide as the ground can be very soft.